In modern conditions, young people often suffer from osteochondrosis. The fault of this is a sedentary lifestyle, because we even often spend their free time on the computer, of course, sitting. Osteochondrosis can cause many unpleasant sensations and significantly reduce the quality of life. Fortunately, the disease lends itself to symptomatic treatment: today there are many therapeutic solutions for this.
Symptoms and causes of osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis is a degenerative lesion of intervertebral discs and adjacent bone tissue. It is cervical, chest and lumbar, everything depends on the area of the column in which the pathological changes began. With osteochondrosis, the intervertebral album suffers mainly. Due to a violation of metabolic processes, elasticity is deforms and loses, and this leads to the fact that the distance between the vertebrae decreases and the nerves that extend from the spinal cord are pinched. The result is severe pain, the limitation of mobility, fatigue, changes in posture, which leads to even greater deterioration in the situation.
The main reason for the development of osteochondrosis is an unbalanced and excessive load in the spine, which occurs, for example, in the presence of excess weight, with the work of sitting, others must be in an awkward position for a long time. Osteochondrosis can be caused by flat feet or the daily use of too high heels, sleep in an awkward mattress, as well as the weakness of the muscle corset. Pregnant women are also at risk.
However, osteochondrosis is not always, the result of a straight load in the vertebrae. Often, this disease is caused by a violation of metabolic processes, chronic poisoning, hormonal and autoimmune diseases, a deficiency of some vitamins (in particular, vitamins D, c and b), injuries and, finally, changes related to age.
Unfortunately, neurologists often make the diagnosis of osteochondrosis with any structural change in the body. For example, when in image X -Ray, changes in the spine such as inclinations, growth, scoliosis, excesses, with a high degree of probability of the patient, will begin to be treated by osteochondrosis. If there are no deviations in the spine, they can make a diagnosis of "psychogenic pain. "Meanwhile, the cause of back pain remains unsolved.
Chinese medicine considers the human body as a whole. Therefore, when the diagnosis is carried out by the Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), "look at the root" of the problem that determines through its symptoms. Eliminating the "root" of the disease eliminates its manifestations, and also contributes to the disappearance of back pain.
The symptoms of osteochondrosis depend largely on the location of the disease source. With the osteochondrosis of the cervical column, the disease begins with pain in the neck and hands, headaches and numbness of the fingers. With the osteochondrosis of the thoracic region, the following manifestations are characteristics: acute back pain, tingling in the chest, a difficult breathing. The osteochondrosis of the lumbar region is accompanied by lower back pain and legs, numbness of the feet, there are also disorders of the genitourinary sphere disorders, sexual dysfunction in men, the malfunction of the ovary in women.
From the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, the list of manifestations of the disease is complemented by the following symptoms:
- pain that gives the buttocks or legs;
- Muscle severity and its rigidity;
- cold sensation on the back;
- Night sweating;
- Heat in palms and feet;
- noise in the ears;
- pain at the bottom of the abdomen;
- cold in the limbs and lack of energy;
- acute pain, anywhere;
- increase in body temperature;
- Focking in the limbs.
At the same time, the pulse can be different: from the depths, filamentous and slow, to vibratory and frequent. Symptoms, such as the nature of the pulse, may depend on the root cause of the disease.
Most of the time, people notice the first signs of osteochondrosis at 25 years, but ignore them for a long time. Therefore, patients aged 30 to 35 are generally directed to doctors, and in many of them osteochondrosis is already in an advanced way.
What is treatment with osteochondrosis like?
If the doctor has diagnosed with osteochondrosis, be it patient: the treatment will be long. The integrated approach significantly accelerates the recovery process, but in any case, osteochondrosis is not possible to cure osteochondrosis in a month.
The course of osteochondrosis treatment should be divided into several stages, and each of them pursues specific objectives.
The first step is to eliminate pain. Perhaps it is recommended to use a special corset that supports the back and neck in a physiologically correct position. Animal medicines and several procedures are prescribed: both of the Arsenal of Physiotherapy and those related to traditional medicine, for example, acupuncture, which for a long time has been officially recognized and is included in the nomenclature of medical services.
The second stage in the treatment of osteochondrosis is the restoration of intervertebral discs and the prevention of distribution changes. As a rule, therapeutic physical education, massage, manual therapy, acupuncture, diet correction, physiotherapeutic procedures aimed at improving blood circulation and normalization of metabolic processes.
A neurologist can prescribe analgesics and anti -inflammatory medications. If necessary, resort to the Novocaine block or a more serious treatment intended to eliminate spasm. However, the source of the disease that remains in the body after some time leads to the return of the disease.
Chinese medicine doctors often in practice show that the diagnosis of osteochondrosis is done erroneously in many situations. In those cases when this conclusion is confirmed, Dr. TKM eliminates swelling in the patient and the restoration of tendons and muscles begins. The spasms are gradually eliminated from the longitudinal and oblique muscles, while the ability to move in the full range is returned to the joint. Such treatment in most cases contributes to recovery.
Treatment of Osteochondrosis of the thoracic column
With the osteochondrosis of the thoracic column, the patient will also have to reconsider their habits: so that the treatment brings the desired results, it is necessary to dose the loads, alternating walks with rest, sometimes it is desirable to walk with a cane for some time. Pharmacological treatment consists of taking non -steroidal, relaxing anti -inflammatory medications, B vitamins and glucocortosteroids.
In addition to classical medical massage, acression, acupuncture, acupuncture and treatment of leech, physical education of physiotherapy and herbal medicine are used to treat this type of osteochondrosis. All these procedures can be carried out both in a regular clinic and in the Eastern Medicine license center.
Treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical column
Cervical osteochondrosis is extremely common, and even among young people, sometimes it is diagnosed even between schoolchildren and students who spend too much time in textbooks and a computer. This type of osteochondrosis is dangerous, since it can cause complications such as the deterioration of vision or an increase in intracranial pressure, which is manifested by severe headaches.
For the treatment of the osteochondrosis of the cervical column, non -steroidal and muscle relaxing drugs are used vitamin injections of group V.
You can also prescribe massage of the necklace zone, exposure to ultrasound and electrophoresis. It is extremely important to lead a mobile lifestyle, develop an adequate posture, get used to taking breaks at work and making a small and warm in the middle of the workday.
Of traditional media (including the east), in the treatment of this type of osteochondrosis, they are widely used: acupuncture, acuppression and herbal-agent-agent-peterapeutic rates improve the metabolism and work of small vessels, relieve inflammation, which has a beneficial effect in the general health status in general and the muscular muscular system in particular.
Treatment of lumbosacral column osteochondrosis
During the treatment of the osteochondrosis of the lumbar column, the habit of dosing the load plays an important role: it should not spend too much time in the legs and sit down, it is often necessary to relax in a liar position. In addition, some time you will have to use a corset to improve posture.
As with cervical osteochondrosis, with lumbar and non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs, vitamins of group B are prescribed, often glucocortosteroids, enzymes, as well as ointments that improve blood circulation and relieve pain.
Massage, exposure to mud and electrophoresis with analgesics, heating, including hot stones, these are the stones that have been popular in recent years.
Treatment of osteochondrosis by traditional Chinese medicine (TKM)
It deserves special attention to treat various types of osteochondrosis, practiced in traditional Chinese medicine. From the perspective of an experience of a thousand years of Chinese doctors, a key method for the treatment of osteochondrosis is an acupuncture, also called acupuncture. First, TKM doctor determines the supersensible points of the patient's priority (acupuncture). It is about them that acts with the best needles. This triggers the body's response, contributing to the restoration of the cartilage and the affected bones and the return of joint mobility.
After the therapy, to consolidate the therapeutic effect and maintain the body in the form, it is recommended to repeat acupuncture courses with some frequency in the future, but with a preventive purpose.
The technique of establishing needles and the duration of the acupuncture session is influenced by the diagnosis and patient's condition. As a general rule, acupuncture sessions are well tolerated by all patients, although the sensations of the procedure in patients differ. For some, the introduction of needles goes unnoticed, someone can have a feeling of itching, light pressure and someone falls asleep completely.
It cannot be said that the appearance of osteochondrosis occurs due to any more often factor, the cause of the development of the disease is generally an incorrect lifestyle. Therefore, the treatment must be complex. A diet with a high vitamin content, including the refusal of fatty foods, alcohol and smoking, precisely calculated physical activity in combination with therapeutic and medical methods, allows you to achieve a better result than with a simple use of tablets.